L'ingegnere che voleva salvare Messina. Quella che segue è l'ennesima storia di un'Italia con la quale non vogliamo più avere a che fare; quella che costruisce sulle frane, ad esempio. L'articolo, che riporto integralmente di seguito, è di Gian Antonio Stella, dal Corriere del 20.10.2014. Non l'avevo letto, ma il mio solerte papà me lo ha … Continue reading La terra delle Cassandre.
Green mood in New Orleans.
Highlights from Greenbuild 2014. Maybe not one of the busiest (but the numbers were nonetheless significant), surely one of the most exciting and compelling editions of Greenbuild, the one concluded last week in New Orleans. The leadership in jazz, the ease, the green reconstruction nine years after Katrina. So many meetings, people, emotions. Greenbuild is … Continue reading Green mood in New Orleans.
Vision 2020.
The 2014 Vision 2020 Sustainability Summit took place last Tuesday at Greenbuild, New Orleans. For a growing number of industry-leading builders, architects, developers, manufacturers and financers, the summit has been the one place, the one day that has delivered the insight to uncover opportunities for nnovation and leadership in sustainability. Visionary practitioners across the green … Continue reading Vision 2020.
Pedalare contro il cambiamento climatico.
E del perché gli edifici possono fare molto per contrastarlo. Da Venezia a Copenaghen in bici per sensibilizzare al cambiamento climatico. Ha fatto tappa a Bolzano l’iniziativa Ride With Us, con una pedalata collettiva e il successivo evento all’EURAC. Daniele Pernigotti - titolare di Aequilibria, società di consulenza ambientale, accompagnato dall’amico Claudio Bonato, ha inforcato … Continue reading Pedalare contro il cambiamento climatico.
The start-up roadmap.
Hey, guys, you want to found a start-up? Follow the roadmap prepared by Funders & Founders. Put the dates next to the expected steps and then proceed, remembering the motto (by Denzel Washington, I do fully approve it): "Do what you have to do, to do what you want to do." Simple, isn't it? Or not? … Continue reading The start-up roadmap.
Making Buildings Smarter.
Meet the LEED Dynamic Plaque. The U.S. Green Building Council asked IDEO to help visualize how buildings communicate environmental performance to create spaces that both cradle their inhabitants and reduce their environmental impact. The LEED Dynamic Plaque™ is an elegant public declaration of a building’s environmental efforts. Located in a lobby or other common space, … Continue reading Making Buildings Smarter.
CU in NOLA?
Join the Green Revolution (and the Leadership in Jazz) in the Big Easy. We’re joining together in New Orleans from Oct. 22-24 for Leadership in Jazz. The music of the green movement is undeniable – its lyrics are engaging individuals across the world, its innovation is reviving our spirit and its passion is fueling … Continue reading CU in NOLA?
Barn raising.
The Amish expertise. A barn raising, also historically called a "raising bee" or "rearing" in the U.K., describes a collective action of a community, in which a barn for one of the members is built or rebuilt collectively by members of the community. Yet a barn is also a large and costly structure, the assembly of which … Continue reading Barn raising.
I rumori della LUNA.
Anche stavolta un successo. 5.119 visitatori al TIS (mille in più del ‘boom’ del 2010) su circa 16.000 partecipanti complessivi all’edizione 2014 della Lunga Notte della Ricerca, l’evento che ogni due anni apre ai visitatori le porte del mondo altoatesino della ricerca e dell’innovazione. 1 città, 14 location, 140 stazioni. Tra queste, 26 erano al … Continue reading I rumori della LUNA.
#wherewelearnmatters
Rick Fedrizzi, president of the U.S. Green Building Council, visited last Friday the primary school of Romarzollo, Arco (Trento) - Italy. «This is the most beautiful school I’ve ever visited» said Rick Fedrizzi, president of the U.S. Green Building Council, the nonprofit association that developed the LEED rating system, during his visit to the primary … Continue reading #wherewelearnmatters
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